Lin Yu's life of traveling through time

Chapter 178 Water Ghost (1)

Lin Yu has been floating in the river with his arms folded, looking at the person in front of him who has been soaked in the float for three hours.

"Ah!" This was Lin Yu's 352nd sigh. It was almost like the game was over right after it began, but he was speechless because he hadn't even returned to the system space.

This man had drowned when Lin Yu just entered the new world.

I thought that was a good relationship, and it wouldn't be impossible to reincarnate into a corpse. However, not only could he not enter the corpse, he couldn't even leave this world and start over.

Unable to walk for a moment, Lin Yu could only float in the water, looking at the face in front of him that looked exactly like his, which was swollen and unrecognizable.

"Eh!" Lin Yu was a little disgusted. He wanted to get the body up there so people could find it and bury it properly, but unfortunately, things seemed to be against him, and he couldn't get it up there yet. Three hours had already passed while he was staring at it.

When he turned around, he saw that his soul had somehow changed into a set of clothes that was exactly the same as the clothes on the corpse.

Lin Yu held back and uttered, "Am I being held here as a soul?"

Lao Liu popped his head out and said, "The host can't leave. This side of the Heavenly Dao wants to keep you. This person's original soul seems to be gone. Moreover, your abilities are temporarily suppressed and cannot be used unless you cultivate to a certain level."

"Gone? Why? And why suppress their abilities when they've all become ghosts?"

"He had just drowned when our space-time passage opened, and the moment you entered, he escaped. That's why Heaven said you should stay and fill the gap, and you can only leave after completing your merits. Suppressing your abilities is to allow you to cultivate again. There will be many benefits in the future. After all, his soul escaped because of us."

Lin Yu covered his face. Why was he so rude? He could only accept the cause and effect.

… “Ah!” Lin Yu sighed to the sky, wanting to ask: What should I do if I accidentally become a water ghost after traveling through time? It seems like I’m the only ghost in this river, so lonely and cold!

Lin Yu had no choice but to keep Lao Liu on the communication screen to accompany him. After all, he had someone to keep him company in the icy river. Otherwise, he would feel guilty for letting the treacherous Lao Liu go, even though there was a reason for it.

"Host, what are you going to do? How about trying ghost cultivation?" Lao Liu suggested.

"Give me a general background of this world and this person's identity. I want to understand it first."

Lao Liu's fingers flew as he searched for information.

"I've found out, host. You're probably in ancient times now. The original owner of that corpse was a scholar with the same name as you. He was well-educated, but his family was relatively modest. However, his parents died of illness one after another, costing him a lot of money, so he missed the imperial examination. Today, he had just finished his three-year mourning period and was preparing to take the next year's imperial examination. He had just finished visiting his parents' graves and was on his way home from a boat trip on the river when he unfortunately fell into the water and drowned. He was only eighteen years old."

Lin Yu couldn't help but feel some sympathy for this person. He was also an unlucky guy! "Continue."

"Oh! The world's background dynasty is probably the late Ming Dynasty."

Lin Yu rubbed his brows and said, "Sixth Brother, go up and see if there's anyone passing by. At least let him rest in peace."

He blew a breath in the water, and bubbles slowly floated up, wrapping up the body. Lin Yu felt helpless. What's going on? At least it floated up. Are you really planning to feed the fish?

Lao Liu immediately carried out Lin Yu's order, and the situation on the water immediately appeared on the communication screen: "Host, there are currently no ships approaching, and there are no pedestrians on both sides."

Lin Yu frowned. It was not convenient for him to go out now. If he scared anyone, no one would help him. There was no way he could do anything. He was just a transparent figure now. "Explore again, and see if there are any fishermen or passers-by around. We will move slowly over."

Time passed slowly, the setting sun began to dye the sky red, and the riverside was gradually filled with the afterglow of the sunset. Finally, Lao Liu brought news that a fisherman was collecting his nets and getting on the boat.

"Go, get closer to him."

Following Lao Liu's instructions, Lin Yu took the corpse in the bubble and slowly floated towards the fisherman.

"A-choo!" The fisherman suddenly sneezed. "Strange, why do I feel so cold around me?" The fisherman looked around, and suddenly, he found that there seemed to be something strange by the river.

Lin Yu took the opportunity to hang the body on the fishing net and pulled it hard.

"Oh? Is this a big catch?" The fisherman ignored the feeling just now, his eyes full of excitement at the thought of catching a big fish.

Lin Yu said to himself: I'm sorry, brother. I will help you catch more fish in the river next time.

Just as he was struggling to pull in the net, the fisherman screamed, "Ah!" and crawled away using his hands and feet. "Someone's dead! Someone's dead!"

Seeing that the boat was swaying dangerously, Lin Yu quickly went to the bottom of the boat to control its shaking.

It's no wonder the fisherman was frightened. It would be fine if a good man caught a dead body in his fishing net, but the key point was that the floats were facing each other. The fact that the impact didn't scare the fisherman unconscious was a sign of his determination.

After calming down a bit, the fisherman stood up tremblingly, clasped his hands together, and muttered to himself, "Oh! Don't scare me, old man! Since you came to me, I will pull you ashore, but don't bother me."

He just hung the fishing net on the boat and started rowing towards the shore.

When he reached the shore, he bowed several times to the corpse, then ran to the county government office to report the matter.

After the fisherman hurried away, Lin Yu controlled the bubbles, letting the body lie quietly on the riverbank, making sure the fishing net wouldn't tear it apart. He himself floated alone on the water, accompanying the dead body.

Night fell, the sky twinkled, and besides the chirping of insects and frogs, the only sound on the riverbank was a gentle breeze. Lin Yu floated on the water, silently observing his surroundings.

"I didn't see any spiritual energy here, Lao Liu! I think I'm the only ghost here within a hundred miles. This can't be right. There must be more than one person dead in this river. Why are there no others?"

"Is it possible that the water ghost caught the substitute and now you are that substitute?"

Lin Yu blinked in surprise and said, "So this river is under my control."

Lao Liu was completely bewildered by the host's reaction. This train of thought was quite good. Sure enough, his adaptability was extraordinary, wasn't it?

The county officials quickly followed the fisherman to the shore.

The coroner came forward and carefully examined the deceased. He said, "There are no obvious injuries on the deceased's body. He must have drowned. Let's go back and find out who this person is!"

The officers carried the body back to the county government office for further investigation.

Lin Yu couldn't leave the river for now, and could only watch them leave from afar. However, he felt a little relieved. Although his family was gone, he still had his clan, so he didn't have to worry about no one taking care of his affairs. If the yamen runners wanted to check the identity, it would be easy. Lin Yu had already stuffed the things that the person had dropped into the river back into the body's clothes.

"Hey! Lao Liu, let's go and find a place to settle down in this river! I remember there seemed to be a small cave in the treasure bag..."